Island Concert: The Westerlies Brass Quartet
Join us at the Museum, August 23, 2015 in honor of Penni!
Two Young Osprey July 7
These screen captures taken on the morning of June 7, 2015 confirm that the third chick to hatch must not have survived. The two remaining osprey are growing and can now be seen clearly on a regular basis.
Three Chicks Confirmed on Nest
[slider id="ospreycam15-3chicks"] These screen captures taken the morning of June 12, 2015 confirm that 3 chicks have hatched in the nest at Middle Farms Flats. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button] (Note: The adult male is not Edwin or Charlie).
Two Chicks Spotted on Nest
[slider id="ospreycam-2chicks2015"] These screen captures taken the morning of June 6, 2015 show that two chicks have hatched in the nest at Middle Farms Flats. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button] (Note: The adult male is not Edwin or Charlie).
OspreyCam Update: Waiting for Eggs to Hatch
This screen capture was taken at the end of May - about one month after incubation began. An adult osprey was first sighted on the nest March 31, and shortly thereafter was joined by another. A courtship soon followed and by the end of April at least one osprey could be seen on the nest
Penni Sharp Nature Walk: “Warblers & Wildflowers”
Join us at the Museum
Saturday, May 30, 2015 ~ at 8:15 a.m.
Two Osprey on Nest
The first osprey on the nest, has now been joined by another. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
Osprey Sighted on Nest
An osprey was first sighted on the nest this year March 31. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
H.L.F. Museum Board Welcomes 3 New Members
At their January 25, 2015 meeting, the Museum’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to invite three people to join the Board: Terry McNamara, Megan Bohlen Raymond, and Barbie Riegel.
Love Of Nature Became Expertise In Botany
Photo by Genie McPerson Trevor By ANNE M. HAMILTON Special to The Courant January 25, 2015 Penelope Chester Sharp could often be seen with a jeweler's loupe and a camera roaming the shoreline or the trap rock ridges of Connecticut in search of plants... [button link="http://www.courant.com/hc-extraordinary-life-penelope-sharp-0125-20150123-story.html#page=1" color="blue" target="_blank" size="medium" title="Read Full Story"]Read
